GRE Word List

EMISSARY

one designated as the agent of another : representative

The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.

Random words

WordMeaning
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
fabricateinvent
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
itineranttraveling from place to place
addlerotten
dissipateto break up and drive off
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come